2017

Annual Report

2017

Annual Report

KIPP New Jersey is creating a network of schools in Camden and Newark where our students are prepared to succeed in college and beyond. This year we grew to ensure that opportunity is reaching over 5,100 students across our two cities. Through their hard work, the dedication of supportive families and teachers, and a deeply held, shared belief in their future, they are proving the possible.

Together we're making an impact

Together we're making an impact

11 Schools

11Schools

759 Employees

759Employees

1,129 Alumni

1,129Alumni

5,193 Students

5,193Students

84% Of Class of 2017 to college

84%Of Class of 2017 to college

KIPP New Jersey will Double Its Impact by 2023

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Our Results

This year, KIPP NJ students continued to make gains in elementary, middle and high school proficiency rates, and in some cases passed the state averages.

2017 PARCC Results

Newark Grades 3-4

English Language Arts

New Jersey

53%

KIPP NJ

42%

NPS

28%

Math

New Jersey

50%

KIPP NJ

57%

NPS

31%

Newark Grades 5-8

English Language Arts

New Jersey

57%

KIPP NJ

49%

NPS

34%

Math

New Jersey

41%

KIPP NJ

37%

NPS

24%

Camden Grades 3-8 (KIPP Cooper Norcross Academy)

English Language Arts

New Jersey

54%

KCNA

29%

CPS

12%

Math

New Jersey

39%

KCNA

19%

CPS

9%

Newark Grades 9-12

English Language Arts

New Jersey

46%

KIPP NJ

43%

NPS

28%

Math

New Jersey

35%

KIPP NJ

8%

NPS

15%

NPS = Newark Public Schools

CPS = Camden Public Schools

2017 3rd Grade Math % Proficient and Above

NJ's Wealthiest Districts

73%

KIPP NJ

71%

State Average

52%

NPS Average

35%

In 3rd grade math, our students are not only outperforming the state but have nearly closed the gap with the state's wealthiest districts.

Our high school's 11th graders are not only beating the state average in English, but also the wealthiest district high schools in Essex County.

#1

KIPP New Jersey's high school sends more African American students to college than any other high school in the city of Newark.

From an Alumna:

“Before I was born, my parents made a vow to each other that I would be the first in my family to earn a bachelor’s degree. The focus KIPP put on college in middle school, and my parent’s drive, helped me understand that education was the key to success. I graduated from Mount Holyoke with a Bachelors degree in Mathematics and Mandarin last May and am currently putting my degree to work as a financial analyst with Wells Fargo in Atlanta."Jadah Quick, Mount Holyoke, Class of 2017

To and Through College

Nationally, over 77% of students from families in the top income quartile go on to college, versus just 9% of students from families in the bottom income quartile. KIPP New Jersey is closing that gap through our rigorous K-12 academic program and our KIPP Through College support team.

84%

of high school graduates to college.

74%

of eighth graders to college.

3.5X

alumni are on track to graduate from college at 4 times the rate of their low-income peers.

Help us double the number of students we send to and through college.

Being the Change

In 2002, KIPP TEAM Academy started with 80 kids. Now after graduating college, some of those original fifth graders are returning to their alma mater to impact the next generation of KIPPsters. Watch their story.

On his third day of teaching this teacher wanted to quit. Read why he came back and is still in the classroom ten years later. Learn more.

As KIPP’s footprint has expanded, so has the diversity of student need. Our therapeutic support program - KIPP Pathways - helps students with the most complex special needs. Learn more.

KIPP Whittier Middle moved into the historic J.G. Whittier School in Camden which recently underwent renovations to provide a state of the art and safe learning environment for our students and a reinvestment in the community. Learn more.